GM to close 11 plants for four days over holidays
General Motors announces December holiday shutdowns across 11 production plants including Janesville Wisconsin with two additional plants closed two days later in December to cut car inventories. Operations resume January 5. In Massachusetts district court, an inquest date into Mary Jo Kopechne's death remains undecided pending witness availability and a petition to exhume for autopsy.
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Janesville
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Mass
Thomas A. Teller
Mary Jo Kopechne
James A. Boyle
Dist. Atty
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Miss Kopechne
Sirhan Sirhan Hints at Longer Fast on Death Row
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, on death row for Robert Kennedy's assassination, pledged to end a 13 day hunger strike to his mother but told his lawyer he would fast until death in 30 days unless isolation is eased to allow prisoner contact.
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Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Luke McKissick
Pentagon uncovers irregularities in Air Force clubs
Washington AP reports the Pentagon pledges no coverup as the Air Force uncovers alleged irregularities and kickbacks in operating officer and non commissioned officer clubs. The issue mirrors a wider civil rights clash as Congress weighs a presidential voting rights bill criticized by Rep Emanuel Celler. Milwaukee bail set for Fort Atkinson art teacher charged with giving marijuana to a Whitewater student.
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Air Force
Pentagon
Nixor
Emanuel Celler
D-N. Y
House
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Fort Atkinson
Whitewater State University
Dale L. Reimer
Michael S. Welch
Jefferson County
Youth movement gains traction at national convention
Supporters contend the Young Democrats should shift control to younger leaders. Delegates from California Colorado Wisconsin Kansas and Nebraska back a plan presented by David Carey 27 president of the Colorado Young Democrats arguing the organization must be turned over to the youth.
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Nev
David Carey
Colorado Young Democrats
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Colorado
Wisconsin
Kansas
Nebraska
Governors Survey Finds Agnew Popular With GOP Leaders
Address Governors HOT SPRINGS Ark. AP Republican governors credit Vice President Spiro T Agnew with boosting Nixon's popularity but split on his criticism of network TV news coverage. Thirty two state executives responded during a three day conference.
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Ark
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
GOP
Agnew
March into the Capitol as Wisconsin protesters urge talks
About 100 young protesters marched into the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda to speak with Attorney General Robert Warren about campus disruption. Warren said he would listen if they acted decently as officers arrived to end the brief demonstration. The AP report also notes Wisconsin public schools face teacher vacancy rates of 40 percent or more. Lond Rodman cited higher salaries and improved benefits, plus more people earning teaching certificates, as reducing shortages.
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State Capitol
Atty
Robert Warren
Capitol Rotunda
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Warren
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Lond Rodman
Department
Bureau of Teacher Education and Certification
My Lai commander Medina disputes massacre claim
Capt Ernest Medina says he did not order or see a massacre at My Lai but concedes it could have occurred. He describes staying outside the village while troops burned property and killed livestock, and says he instructed units to avoid firing on civilians. The Army probes 100 to 600 deaths as Lt. Calley faces murder charges for 109 civilians.
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My Lai
New York Times
Medina
Army
William L. Calley Jr
Washington
L. Mendel Rivers
Ds.c
House Armed Services Committee
The
Times
Calley
Breakthrough Seen in U S Anti Racketeering Drive
The Nixon administration projects a near breakthrough in dismantling organized crime with indictments expected next week in four Northeastern cities. Justice officials cite the campaign as a major success with future indictments likely next spring while noting funding and congressional hurdles.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Law and Order
Justice Department
Asst
Will R. Wilson
Department
Wilson
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Nixon
Washington, D.C
Congress
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
John N. Mitchell
Internal Revenue Service
New Jersey
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Mitchell
United States
Tax Reform Bill Advances to Senate Final Vote
The Senate moves toward final passage after two weeks of debate on a broad tax reform bill. President Nixon objects to proposed tax exemption and Social Security boosts, while House leaders expect a conference committee remedy and a prompt compromise bill. Fiscal details show relief and revenue shifts, with amendments deliberated before a Wednesday night vote.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Russell B. Long
D-La
John J. Williams
White House
House
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committee
Lack of Funds Sparks Warning by Scientists
Government scientists warn NIH budget cuts slow research and threaten a “dark ages” in medical science. NIH officials say funding gaps and staffing losses hurt follow up on promising leads, with about 700 NIH employees lost since 1968 and a pending 1970 funding bill before the Senate.
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Washington
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Robert W. Berliner
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mrs Tschudy Feted At Green County Dinner Event
Sixty people honored Mrs Martha Tschudy at a Friday dinner party at Windy Acres. C S Pierce county board chair chaired and praised her service to Green County. Harold Lautz of the State Board of Health highlighted her qualities using the letters of her name.
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Martha Tschudy
Windy Acres
C. S. Pierce
Amos Johnson
Green County
Tschudy
Jean Ripp
Public Health Nursing Service
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